Hepatozoonosis and trypanosomiasis in Norwegian lemmings, Lemmus lemmus, from Finland

• Autorzy: Laakkonen J
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Of the 55 lemmings captured in northern Finland in 1998, five had disseminated Hepatozoon sp. infection. Besides lungs, meronts were seen in the heart, kidney, liver and/or spleen. In the lungs, also visible were dizoic cysts, and merozoites engulfed by macrophages in a microgranuloma. The trypomastigotes detected in the plasma of eight of the lemmings differed in size, and in other morphological characteristics from those seen in this host species elsewhere. The mean hematocrit of the lemmings with disseminated hepatozoonosis was lower (39.6) than that reported from wild lemmings with no noticeable parasites (45), but the hematocrit values of the Trypanosoma sp. infected lemmings were within the normal range.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

hepatozoonosis; infection; Norwegian lemming; Hepatozoon; lemming; Chagas disease; trypanosomiasis zob.Chagas disease; Lemmus lemmus; American trypanosomiasis zob.Chagas disease

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Parasitologica
• Rocznik: 2004
• Tom: 49
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.269-271,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Laakkonen J

• Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, P.O.Box 21, Fin-00014, Helsinki, Finland

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